College football preview: Rice at North Texas

MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 20: Evan Marshman #19 of the Rice Owls runs for a touchdown in the second half against the FIU Golden Panthers at Ricardo Silva Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Miami, Florida.

MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 20: Evan Marshman #19 of the Rice Owls runs for a touchdown in the second half against the FIU Golden Panthers at Ricardo Silva Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Miami, Florida.

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MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 20: Evan Marshman #19 of the Rice Owls runs for a touchdown in the second half against the FIU Golden Panthers at Ricardo Silva Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Miami, Florida.

MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 20: Evan Marshman #19 of the Rice Owls runs for a touchdown in the second half against the FIU Golden Panthers at Ricardo Silva Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Miami, Florida.

Photo: Mark Brown, Getty Images

College football preview: Rice at North Texas

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Rice at North Texas

When/where: 3 p.m. Saturday, Apogee Stadium. Denton, Texas.

TV/radio: ESPN+.

Records: Rice 1-7, 0-4 in C-USA, North Texas 6-2, 2-2 in C-USA.

Rice update: Rice is the only school with two players ranked in the top 10 in C-USA in rushing (Austin Walter is sixth with 507 yards and Emmanuel Esupka is seventh with 443 yards). … After losing starting QBs in back-to-back weeks, true freshman Wiley Green makes his first start under center for the Owls on Saturday. … Rice cornerback Justin Bickham is tied for seventh in Conference USA with eight pass breakups.

North Texas update: North Texas cornerback Nate Brooks has been named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award for the best defensive back in college football. … QB Mason Fine’s 19-to-1 TD-to-INT ratio is second in the FBS behind Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa. … The Mean Green defense is allowing 19 points per game (second in C-USA) after allowing 35 per game a year ago.